I have to wonder if there may be two (or more) independent, parallel “thinking systems” in our minds. Analogous to the parallel Words and Rules systems in language that Pinker wrote about. It sometimes seems extremely difficult to think consciously about some subjects and beliefs. Not just to think about some either, but even to think about thinking about them.
I have to wonder if there may be two (or more) independent, parallel “thinking systems” in our minds. Analogous to the parallel Words and Rules systems in language that Pinker wrote about. It sometimes seems extremely difficult to think consciously about some subjects and beliefs. Not just to think about some either, but even to think about thinking about them.